J-K college principals asked to select volunteers for helping in COVID-19 containment efforts

Parvez said the group members would assist the district administration in quarantine duties, tracking, tracing and isolating infected people.

Press Trust of India

Srinagar , April 6, 2020, 3:28 PMApril 6, 2020, 3:28 PM

UPDATED: April 6, 2020, 3:28 PM

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The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have directed college
principals to constitute groups of volunteers to assist the administration in
the management of COVID-19 pandemic, including in duties related to quarantine and
isolating infected people.

In an order issued by Higher Education secretary Talat
Parvez, the principals of various colleges across the union territory have been
directed to constitute groups of five to 15 staff members comprising teaching,
non-teaching, academic arrangement and local fund employees to act as community
leaders and volunteers to assist the district administration in the management
of COVID-19 pandemic.

“One of the members of the group shall be designated as
group leader and principals of the college shall act as overall coordinator of
all groups of the college and coordinate with district administration for
deployment, training and receiving further instructions, the order read.

The secretary said group members would observe and educate
people about the precautions required for the management of COVID-19, such as
use of mask, sanitization, frequent washing of hands, maintaining social
distance etc.

“All groups created shall assist the district
administration by way of community services for helping people to cope up with
the pandemic and enrol community volunteers for awareness amongst the public in
general. Extend helping hand to elderly sick, specially-abled, destitute,
labourers and the like, the order said.

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